A quickly deleted post by Nodesia Hernandez (D), staff member for NYS Senator Rachel May (D,WF-Syracuse) and Minority Leader in the Onondaga County Legislature is a window into the depths of the racism embedded in the ideology of the Democrat Party.
Hernandez’s post on her ‘Nodesha for Onondaga County Legislator 17th District’ Facebook page said, “It might be me, but I don’t see in the 2025 political climate specifically how any new American can be registered as a Republican especially a Black one!!”
Imagine the outcry if someone said - How in 2025 can any white people be Democrats?
“I say that making racist comments is a poor way to cause anyone to think you are not a racist. The post reflects speaking ignorance for political gain and should be seen as such by all,” said New York State Conservative Chairman Gerry Kassar.
“The real racists here are the Democrat Party. We see time and time again that they demand conformity of thought based on race and other characteristics,” said Dion Powell, District Leader in the Bronx Conservative Party of New York and former candidate for the NYS Senate. “The Democrats embrace a a toxic ideology that is based in racism -thinking that all black people or all brown immigrants or all women or all gay people have to think a certain way. None of us are “thought monoliths”. We think for ourselves.”
Dion Powell was previously featured in The South Shore Press’s Black History Month series in February including Black Conservatives/Republicans.
Mike Todd exposed the post on Facebook saying, “Wow from the Minority leader of the Legislature and Staffer for Sen. Rachel May. It was quickly deleted but not quick enough. Happy and Proud to support a great community advocate like Bonnke Sekarore. I’d say she (Hernandez) should be ashamed of this but it’s typical.”
Bonnke Sekarore is a Congolese refugee recruited by the Republicans to run for the 9th District seat on the Onondaga County Legislature. Sekarore, 26, will challenge incumbent Democrat Palmer Harvey, who was elected in 2023.
Attempts were made to contact Legislator Hernandez via phone and email with no response received. Senator May was also contacted and no response was received.